WASHINGTON CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY

Washington Choral Arts Society

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, led by its founder and music director
Norman Scribner, is one of the major symphonic choruses in America and a moving
force in Washington's cultural scene. Since the 1971 opening of the Kennedy
Center it has presented its own season subscription series in the Concert Hall,
and also often appears with the National Symphony Orchestra. In recent seasons
the Choral Arts Society has collaborated in performances of Beethoven's Ninth
Symphony with the National Symphony Orchestra under Robert Shaw, and in the
world-première performances of John Corigliano's A Dylan Thomas Trilogy
under Leonard Slatkin at the Kennedy Center and at Carnegie Hall. Among numerous
recordings are several under Mstislav Rostropovich, including Rachmaninov's
Vespers and, with the National Symphony Orchestra, Shostakovich's Thirteenth
Symphony (Babi Yar) and Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, as well as the Grammy Award-winning
recording of John Corigliano's Of Rage and Remembrance with Leonard Slatkin
and the National Symphony Orchestra, featuring the men of the Choral Arts Society.
Available on the Naxos label is the recently released CD There Shall Be A Star:
Choral Jewels for Christmas. The Society has performed in New York City under
Leonard Bernstein, Mstislav Rostropovich and Leonard Slatkin and toured widely
throughout Europe including appearances at St Peter's in Rome, Notre Dame in
Paris and Red Square in Moscow, this last before an audience of 100,000. The
Choral Arts Society received a 1994 Award for Excellence from the D.C. Commission
on the Arts and Humanities.

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